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Haupaʻakea Peak

Haupaʻakea Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Haupaʻakea Peak rises to 2,788 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the west-northwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻualiʻi, a peak 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2788 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.70094, -156.22479

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
  • Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
  • Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 8.2 mi
  • Kokea Park: 8.4 mi
  • Sun Yet-Sen Park: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 42
Attractions: 32
  • Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 2.3 mi
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 2.4 mi
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 2.4 mi
  • Love: 6.2 mi
  • Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Kopiliula Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Kopiliula Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Hanawi Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Upper Waikani Falls: 10.6 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Haupaʻakea Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaWNW 289°3,055 m1.9 mi
KolekoleWNW 282°3,052.44 m2.1 mi
Magnetic PeakWNW 286°3,052 m1.7 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoWNW 299°3,006 m1.8 mi
KilohanaNNW 329°2,906 m2.1 mi
KalepeamoaW 265°2,768 m3.7 mi
HanakauhiNE 51°2,697 m3.8 mi
KanahauW 261°2,660 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0718:37
June solstice05:4618:3719:09
September equinox06:1517:5318:22
December solstice06:5817:1717:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535151525557575856565553
Precip in5.14.15.72.82.41.62.72.22.53.24.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleakala RS 338, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Haleakalā National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727356378

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